In Africa’s dry savannah, where the climate can be extremely arid, that ability helps explain why the tree became a symbol of ...

Six of the world's eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge forests. But these forests are threatened by ...

In Zimbabwe, the small town of Chiredzi is home to a dizzying amount of Baobab trees. In Chiredzi, hot weather and sugarcane farming are the hallmarks of this little town in the southeastern corner of ...

Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight species of baobab in the world, six are confined to Madagascar, one to northern ...

For millions of years, mighty baobabs have been standing sentry on three different landmasses, posing each other an existential question: Who came first? The giant trees, swollen of trunk and stubby ...

Selina Maghema, a widowed mother of three from Mwingoni village in Voi, Taita Taveta County, is a hardworking businesswoman. She earns her living from a small enterprise that makes and sells baobab ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Georgia’s former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has built a dendrological park that is home to numerous species of giant trees from around the ...

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...

Online reports claim the ancient tree was cut down for house construction. (Image credit: X) A 1,500-year-old baobab tree was cut down for building wood The viral video sparked outrage and debate on ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Its fruit has a tart, zesty taste -- some say like sherbet. It's highly nutritious, and might be imbued with the souls of dead chieftains. If you live in Europe, it could be headed ...

Baobab’s are truly remarkable trees and are often referred to by many names: upside down trees, milk bottles, bottle-brushes, chamber pots, wine coolers, water buckets, teapots, giant scent-bottles, ...